Join curator Dulcina Abreu, and artists Juan Arango Palacios, Angel Anazco and Oscar Sanchez for a panel discussion exploring methodologies of self-archiving and its radical impact on their artistic practices. Moderated by Chicago born writer of Dominican descent Isabelia Herrera, the multidisciplinary artists and organizers will have the opportunity to expand on their experiences documenting public history as an act of resistance, and preserving collective memory of their communities. If you have any accessibility needs for this event, please email us at latinxproject@nyu.edu.
Participants
Angel Añazco is an artist and performer who develops narratives of subjects with aplomb, centering queer, trans, and non-conforming people of color. Her styling conveys a resplendency that draws a connection between panache and preservation, imploring the significance of inclusion and equitable representation. Angel’s work celebrates the nuances of identity at the intersection of race, gender, and culture. She believes in using tools such as photography, performance through modeling, and painting to further expand on her purpose and mission for accurate representation. Accurate representation and autonomy over their image is at the core of her practice with the purpose of taking control of her narrative instead of being appropriated by the mainstream. Angel received her BFA from Parsons the New School for Design in 2017. Raised between Ecuador and the U.S. she currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. Clients include TIME, Allure, Highsnobiety, The Fader, Smashbox Cosmetics, Paper Magazine, Milk Makeup, Document Journal, and V Magazine
Juan Arango Palacios: As a queer body that was raised in a post-colonial context in Colombia, my identity was shaped in the shadows of North American normativity. My sense of self was further confounded by a series of migrations that my family experienced in search of work and a more prosperous future. Moving through varying homophobic and misogynistic cultures in Louisiana and Texas, I have formed a disembodied identity that is not attached to any specific homeland and has always been challenged by the general norm. My practice works towards addressing the lived experiences of ambulant queer identities that have been marginalized within a diasporic or migratory context. Through the fluid and boundless medium of paint, I have been able to represent memories, places, people, and archetypes that I associate with the safety, survival, and endurance of queer bodies in spaces that challenge their existence. Also, through the process of weaving, I am producing narrative objects that aim at expressing the stories of individuals within a similar context. Placing emphasis on color and composition, my work aims at creating images glorifying and fantasizing the idea of safety in a queer experience.
Oscar Sanchez is a creative based in NYC. They have worked as a creative brand consultant for Awake NY. They previously worked with 1992 THE PARTY as a cofounder, graphic designer, and creative director. They earned a bachelor’s in graphic design from Queens College in 2020.
Isabelia Herrera: Born in Chicago and raised there by Dominican parents, Isabelia Herrera is a critic now based in Brooklyn. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Barnard College and a master’s degree from New York University in Latin American and Caribbean studies. Her writing focuses on popular music and culture, particularly music of the Caribbean diaspora. In January 2017, she was named on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Media List. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Pitchfork, GQ, Rolling Stone, Billboard and more. She loves nail art, good books and the rave.
Dulcina Abreu is a Dominican-born independent curator, artist, and museum advocate currently based in Baltimore, MD. She graduated with a MFA in Curatorial Practice from the Maryland Institute College of Art, focused on digital platforms and a BFA in Fine Arts and Media from Parsons, The New School. Prior to living in New York, Dulcina studied at The National School of Visual Arts and Altos de Chavon School of Design, both in the Dominican Republic. Abreu’s work explores 21st century visual and material culture from the Caribbean Diaspora in the US, immigration, community organizing, mutactivism. She serves as the Consulting Curator for the September 11th,2001: An Evolving Legacy project at the National Museum of American History; Co-founder of the International Coalition of Museum Professionals and Communities alongside Armando Perla. Abreu currently manages the NYC Latino 9-11 collecting initiative and NYC Latino COVID-19 project which aims to expand the national narrative with Latino/a new yorker stories and material culture.